Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is taking control of the company’s artificial intelligence efforts by spearheading the creation of a “superintelligence” research team composed of the world’s top talent. The New York Times reports that he is even going as far as to rearrange Meta’s offices so the new hires sit next to him. The social media giant is looking to recruit around 50 people for the project and are reportedly offering eye-watering salaries between seven and nine figure to applicants, as Zuckerberg seeks to regain ground in the AI race after becoming frustrated with Meta’s relative lack of progress and a number of recent high-profile failures. Assisting him are Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang, whose company was recently acquired by Zuckerberg as part of a multi-billon dollar deal, with the end goal being to create an AI with processing and cognitive functions that exceed the human brain. In February, Zuckerberg called AI “potentially one of the most important innovations in history,” and said, “this year is going to set the course for the future.”
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